by adventuretoward | Mar 26, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head … That was one of the first 45s in our family (my older brother), and it’s certainly apt. The forecast today was just for rain the first 1-2 hours of my hike, then partly sunny skies. Well, it sort of was true. The...
by adventuretoward | Mar 27, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Today was a short 14-mile jog to Cea. I let myself sleep in, then got ready to head out at 10:30 a.m. SCORE — the staff at my hotel found a new mochila taxi service that operates from Ourense to Santiago. The rate is 20 euros/leg, no matter what length the legs...
by adventuretoward | Mar 28, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
This morning, on the advice of my inn hostess, I stopped for breakfast at Sol Y Luna, right on the Camino in downtown Cea. What a lovely spot! The spacious café also includes a gift shop, so it’s fun to browse while your breakfast is being made. It doesn’t look like...
by adventuretoward | Mar 29, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
This is the last leg, folks. It’s always an exciting, yet sad, day. I hate the end of the Camino! But I always look forward to reaching Santiago.Before I got started, I toured a newer albergue in town, run by the same Maril family that operates the inn. It looked...
by adventuretoward | Mar 30, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
My flight to Madrid wasn’t until 5:40 p.m., so I had the day free. I am so lucky. I went to the noon pilgrim Mass, and for the third time in three visits, the botafumeiro was swung. The previous two times I’ve been here, I arrived into Santiago shortly before the...